Over on the SFF Book Bonanza Blog: 5 Kick Ass Warrior Women in Japanese History

Check it out. Bad ass women who defied conventions of their time to go around and kill people. Pretty sweet inspiration for women everywhere, but also a bit of what inspired the character Ashikaga in Tiger Lily.

Actually, and this is only a tiny bit of a spoiler, Tomoe Gozen pops up in the Dream Eater series, too!